What is the best web host?

Question: I am currently making a personal website to showcase a range of short films that I have produced as well as a number of After Effects that I can do which means that I will need a large amount of storage for a web host. I am looking to upload my site, which I made on iWeb, onto the internet on a new domain name for 1 year. I do not want to pay for more than one year because I have never done this before and would like to try it out first. I am wanting the cheapest web host as well as someone who can provide me with the cheapest or free domain name as part of their package. I have looked at some which are around £2 per month but they say in their small print that they will charge extra if I add large files, such as media files, which I will be doing. So I cannot use those web hosts. I have also seen some cheap deals but they are cheap because you have to sign up with them for 3 years, which I do not want to do. I only want to sign up for 1 year. I would also prefer a .com domain name and also for free support within the UK. I only want one domain name, but don’t mind having two if it isn’t that much more expensive. I don’t want any adds on my site. Money back guarantee would be nice but not at all essential. Basically I need and unlimited diskspace and bandwidth and a contract that lasts no longer than a year. And when I say unlimited, I mean unlimited and not a host that will charge more or freeze the site if it goes over a certain limit. Thank you for your time and effort.


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  1. Web Head
    August 29th, 2011 at 04:32
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    I prefer http://hostingpad.mestore.us
    $1.99 web hosting
    Has everything Godaddy has but better statistics tracking

  2. Ben Ashley
    August 29th, 2011 at 02:56
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    A decent web host only costs around 5 bucks a month (even less if you prepay for a year). If you ask around, Hostgator is pretty much the most popular and reliable web host you can find these days (it used to be Dreamhost, but that’s a long story). But whatever you do, make sure you stay away from Godaddy and Bluehost. Especially, Bluehost, they apparently censor a lot of their web sites…they’re owned by super-religious people or something.

    You can use the coupon code "supersaver25" to save 25% off your Hostgator order. If you want a rundown of some of the top web hosts and their pros and cons, check out http://webmasterfaqs.org

  3. Joe Jamal
    August 29th, 2011 at 02:47
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    As an experienced webmaster I recommend BH web hosting which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting & I have used them for over 4 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.

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  4. doubleZ
    August 29th, 2011 at 04:14
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    I would try inmotionhosting.com

    Stay away from hosting plans with unlimited bandwidth. It is only a marketing trick.

  5. Xuan Calderon
    August 29th, 2011 at 06:34
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    I recommend Hostgator too, seriously good service, unlimited domain hosting on a single account, amazing prices, unlimited space and bandwidth, which covers your requiremente.

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